Journal article
Integrated use of biochar: A tool for improving soil and wheat quality of degraded soil under wheat-maize cropping pattern
Pakistan journal of botany, Vol.47(1), pp.233-240
2015
Abstract
Wheat quality, nutrient uptake and nutrient use efficiency are significantly influenced by nutrient sources and application rate. To investigate the integrative effect of biochar, farmyard manure (FYM) and nitrogen (organic and inorganic soil amendments) in a wheat-maize cropping system, a two year study was designed to assess the interactive outcome of biochar, FYM and nitrogenous fertilizer on wheat nitrogen (N) parameters and associated soil quality parameters. Three levels of biochar (0, 25 and 50 t ha(-1)), two levels of FYM (5 and 10 t ha(-1)) and two levels of nitrogen fertilizer (60 and 120 kg ha(-1)) were used in the study. Biochar application displayed a significantly increased in wheat leaf, stem, straw and grain N content; grain and total N-uptake and grain protein content by 24, 20, 24, 56, 50, 17 and 20% respectively. Similarly, biochar application significantly increased soil total N (TN) and soil mineral N (SMN) by 63 and 40% respectively in second year. FYM application increased grain, leaf and straw N content by 20, 19.5 and 18% respectively, and increased total N-uptake and grain protein content by 49 and 19% respectively. FYM increased soil TN and SMN by 63 and 32% in both the years of the experiment. Mineral N application increased soil TN by over a half and SMN by a third, and grain protein content increased 16%. In contrast, nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) decreased for all amendments relative to the control. However, biochar treated plots improved NUE by 38% compared to plots without biochar. In conclusion, this field experiment has illustrated the potential of biochar to bring about short-term benefits in wheat and soil quality parameters in wheat-maize cropping systems. However, the long-term benefits remain to be quantified.
Details
- Title
- Integrated use of biochar: A tool for improving soil and wheat quality of degraded soil under wheat-maize cropping pattern
- Authors/Creators
- Kawsar Ali - Univ Agr Peshawar Pakistan, Dept Agron, Peshawar, PakistanMuhammad Arif - Univ Agr Peshawar Pakistan, Dept Agron, Peshawar, PakistanMohammad Tariq Jan - Univ Agr Peshawar Pakistan, Dept Agron, Peshawar, PakistanMohammad Jamal Khan - Bangor UniversityDavey L. Jones - Bangor University
- Publication Details
- Pakistan journal of botany, Vol.47(1), pp.233-240
- Publisher
- Pakistan Botanical Society
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- Higher Education Commission; Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research (MHESR)
- Identifiers
- 991005560323007891
- Copyright
- © 2015 KAWSAR ALI ET AL.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Sustainable Farming Systems
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- Citation topics
- 3 Agriculture, Environment & Ecology
- 3.45 Soil Science
- 3.45.1903 Biochar
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